'Shocks Conscience Of Court': Calcutta HC Raps Local Municipality For Inadequate Infrastructure For Supplying Water, Seeks State Gov's Intervention

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday expressed serious reservations to the submission of the Chakdaha Municipality, West Bengal that the municipality does not have adequate infrastructure to supply water for domestic use to the private houses beyond 60 feet from the main water connection of the municipality. Justice Shampa Sarkar observed, "Such submission of the learned advocate for...